[ well, then. that. certainly wasn't english. having studied at brakebills, eliot's definitely comprehensive in several languages, mostly in relevance to spells, but this doesn't quite match anything he's had to study before (or that he cheated on). it seems nordic, at least. almost icelandic.
he has to pick apart what he remembers and frankenstein it with bits from spells to figure out what he wants to say, but in the meantime, he takes the time to gesture with his hands again, this time to drives the beast hard into the ground since clearly this is just going to be a fight so he may as well take it more seriously. the shadow writhes in rage, the impact having forced a gouge into the dirt. ]
Ég skil þig ekki. Getur þú skilið þetta?
[ 'i don't understand you. can you understand this?' his icelandic pronunciation isn't as good as it probably could be if he'd bothered studying more (damnit, he really should have), but it's the best he can offer as he continues to approach. he does wince with each step without the use of his cane though, so he's not getting too close to the thing he just severely pissed off, thank you very much. ]
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he has to pick apart what he remembers and frankenstein it with bits from spells to figure out what he wants to say, but in the meantime, he takes the time to gesture with his hands again, this time to drives the beast hard into the ground since clearly this is just going to be a fight so he may as well take it more seriously. the shadow writhes in rage, the impact having forced a gouge into the dirt. ]
Ég skil þig ekki. Getur þú skilið þetta?
[ 'i don't understand you. can you understand this?' his icelandic pronunciation isn't as good as it probably could be if he'd bothered studying more (damnit, he really should have), but it's the best he can offer as he continues to approach. he does wince with each step without the use of his cane though, so he's not getting too close to the thing he just severely pissed off, thank you very much. ]